How often should you clean your hairbrush?
Feb 21st 2025
How Often Should You Clean Your Hair Brush?
When you’re having a good hair day it boosts your confidence so that you feel like there’s nothing you can’t accomplish. But did you know that a good hairbrush is one of the secrets to lustrous hair? Once you find that perfect brush you may want to hold onto it forever, but a brush that’s dirty or past its prime can’t do its job properly and could even damage your mane. Today we’ll discuss caring for your hairbrush and also how to know when it’s time to replace it.
Cleaning Your Hairbrush
Your hairbrush sees daily use, and one of its jobs is to distribute the natural oils from your scalp throughout your hair. These oils build up on the bristles over time and trap bits of dust, dead skin cells, and anything else floating around in the room that settles on it. Each time you brush you’re redepositing all that grime in your hair. If your hair has been looking or feeling a bit greasy lately, this could be part of the issue. The solution to this is to give your brush a good deep clean once per month. Here’s how.
- Remove loose hair. You can remove the bulk of it with your fingers and then use scissors to snip any that seem to have latched on, and then get the remaining bits with a pair of tweezers if need be.
- Make a cleaning solution. All you need are a container, clarifying shampoo, and baking soda. In your container mix about one tablespoon each of shampoo and baking soda with just enough water to cover your brushes. Submerge your brushes in the cleaning solution and soak for 30 minutes.
- Remove brushes and rinse thoroughly. Scrub any stubborn spots with a soft toothbrush dipped in the cleaning solution and rinse again. Pat dry, and you‘re done.